{"id":10778,"date":"2024-10-07T10:18:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T08:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cosmundus.com\/?page_id=10778"},"modified":"2024-10-07T10:18:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T08:18:28","slug":"matera","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cosmundus.com\/it\/destinations\/matera\/","title":{"rendered":"Matera"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">&lt;&lt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmundus.com\/it\/atlas\/europe\/southern-europe\/italy\/south-italy\/basilicata\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Basilicata<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matera \u00e8 una citt\u00e0 in Basilicata conosciuta per i Sassi, due antichi rioni (Sasso Barisano e Sasso Caveoso) caratterizzati da case ed edifici scavati nella roccia e all'interno di grotte. Matera si trova sul bordo di una gravina ed \u00e8 abitata fin dal Paleolitico, il che la rende uno dei pi\u00f9 antichi insediamenti abitati ininterrottamente al mondo. Il paese \u00e8 sempre stato uno dei centri principali della zona, e fu capoluogo della Basilicata dal 1663 al 1806. Con l'aumento della popolazione della citt\u00e0, le condizioni di vita all'interno delle grotte peggiorarono, e i Sassi furono colpiti da malaria ed estrema povert\u00e0. Nel 1952, il governo italiano trasfer\u00ec la maggior parte della popolazione dei Sassi in una parte della citt\u00e0 di nuova costruzione. Nel corso dei decenni successivi i Sassi furono riqualificati e trasformati in un'attrazione turistica. I Sassi sono stati nominati Patrimonio dell'Umanit\u00e0 dall'UNESCO nel 1993 e Matera \u00e8 stata Capitale Europea della Cultura nel 2019. Oggi una famosa destinazione turistica, i Sassi di Matera ospitano ristoranti, negozi, bar, hotel e mostre sulla storia di questo luogo unico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"border: 1px solid #8ed1fc; border-radius: 0%; background-color: inherit; \" class=\"ub-styled-box ub-bordered-box wp-block-ub-styled-box\" id=\"ub-styled-box-3c815d04-f827-41e2-a663-ed4638815721\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" id=\"ub-styled-box-bordered-content-42ade435-11fb-472e-aeb6-890838d50bcf\">Posti da vedere a Matera<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-aioseo-table-of-contents\"><ul><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#matera-cathedral\">\u272a Cattedrale di Matera<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#church-of-san-pietro-caveoso\">\u272a Chiesa di San Pietro Caveoso<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#casa-noha\">Casa Noha<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#museum-of-contemporary-sculpture-of-matera\">Museo della Scultura Contemporanea di Matera<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#church-of-santa-maria-di-idris\">Chiesa di Santa Maria di Idris<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#house-cave-of-vico-solitario\">Casa-Grotta di Vico Solitario<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#church-of-santa-lucia-alle-malve\">Chiesa di Santa Lucia alle Malve<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#palazzo-lanfranchi\">Palazzo Lanfranchi<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#domenico-ridola-national-archaeological-museum\">Museo Archeologico Nazionale Domenico Ridola<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#tramontano-castle\">Castello Tramontano<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#palazzo-del-sedile\">Palazzo del Sedile<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#palombaro-lungo\">Palombaro Lungo<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#church-of-san-giovanni-battista\">Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#museum-workshop-of-peasant-culture\">Museo Laboratorio della Civilt\u00e0 Contadina<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#casa-cava\">Casa Cava<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#church-of-san-pietro-barisano\">Chiesa di San Pietro Barisano<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#rupestrian-complex-of-madonna-delle-virtu-and-san-nicola-dei-greci\">Complesso Rupestre della Madonna delle Virt\u00f9 e San Nicola dei Greci<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#church-of-santagostino\">Chiesa di Sant\u2019Agostino<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#murgia-timone\">Murgia Timone<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#sculpture-park-la-palomba\">Parco Scultura La Palomba<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"aioseo-toc-item\" href=\"#crypt-of-the-original-sin\">Cripta del Peccato Originale<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"matera-cathedral\"><strong>\u272a Cattedrale di Matera<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">La Cattedrale di Matera \u00e8 la chiesa principale della citt\u00e0, situata in cima alla Civita, una formazione rocciosa che separa il Sasso Barisano dal Sasso Caveoso. Grazie alla sua posizione e al suo alto campanile domina la citt\u00e0. La cattedrale fu costruita in stile romanico pugliese nel corso del tredicesimo secolo, e il suo interno fu successivamente abbellito con decorazioni barocche. La chiesa presenta una facciata elaborata, mentre all'interno presenta antichi affreschi, reliquie e numerose opere d'arte. Un museo adiacente alla chiesa ospita vari oggetti e opere d'arte religiosa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p>Indirizzo: Piazza Duomo, 75100 Matera MT<br>Coordinate: 40.6669, 16.6110<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/g4eaxdTGK6v98spA9\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_cc6069bd-7ab1-44ab-b231-d058f5661462\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"church-of-san-pietro-caveoso\"><strong>\u272a Chiesa di San Pietro Caveoso<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Anche nota come: Chiesa di Santi Pietro e Paolo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La Chiesa di San Pietro Caveoso \u00e8 un'antica chiesa a Matera, situata in cima a una rupe a picco sul canyon sul lato est della citt\u00e0. Questa \u00e8 l'unica chiesa dei Sassi di Matera non scavata nella roccia e fu fondata nel tredicesimo secolo. L'edificio venne successivamente rimaneggiato, con l'aggiunta di elementi barocchi e varie opere d'arte. Il piazzale antistante la chiesa \u00e8 dotato di una terrazza panoramica con un'incredibile vista sui Sassi e sulla gravina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p>Indirizzo: Piazza S. Pietro Caveoso, 75100 Matera MT<br>Coordinate: 40.6645, 16.6124<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/PhxAvEBFcYqXtehv8\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_4645cdd7-4429-43fa-bdd2-9e9f937b63f7\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"casa-noha\"><strong>Casa Noha<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Casa Noha \u00e8 un'antica casa scavata nella roccia nei pressi della Cattedrale di Matera. Oggi il sito \u00e8 stato adibito a museo e ospita mostre multimediali dedicate alla storia della citt\u00e0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p>Indirizzo: Recinto Cavone, 9, 75100 Matera MT<br>Coordinate: 40.6663, 16.6121<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/4TrQbFa9jkf9APjs6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/XGadHsVDnCfKb1Hm7\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_37228849-c223-4fe5-9b4d-c4a24f6c8de3\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"museum-of-contemporary-sculpture-of-matera\"><strong>Museo della Scultura Contemporanea di Matera<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Anche noto come: MUSMA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Il Museo della Scultura Contemporanea di Matera \u00e8 un museo situato in un palazzo storico affacciato sui Sassi di Matera. Il museo presenta una collezione di sculture moderne realizzate dalla fine dell'Ottocento a oggi, da artisti italiani e internazionali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p>Indirizzo: Via S. Giacomo, 75100 Matera MT<br>Coordinate: 40.6661, 16.6123<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/ZgDHffKMar98gbtw6\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_80bb9bb0-e538-489f-9796-6005a513e646\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"church-of-santa-maria-di-idris\"><strong>Chiesa di Santa Maria di Idris<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">La Chiesa di Santa Maria di Idris \u00e8 una chiesa rupestre scavata all'interno di una grande formazione rocciosa accanto alla Chiesa di San Pietro Caveoso. Costruita durante il Basso Medioevo, presenta vari affreschi antichi e alcune opere d'arte. Dello stesso complesso fa parte la <strong>Cripta di San Giovanni in Monterrone<\/strong>, ornata da bellissimi affreschi realizzati tra il dodicesimo e il diciassettesimo secolo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p>Indirizzo: Via Madonna dell\u2019Idris, 75100 Matera MT<br>Coordinate: 40.6641, 16.6120<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/wzTxd3o1XESv4Ljh9\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_bfb7e0cf-9161-4f52-8845-21c289c73f75\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"house-cave-of-vico-solitario\"><strong>Casa-Grotta di Vico Solitario<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">La Casa-Grotta di Vico Solitario \u00e8 un'antica casa situata all'interno di una grotta nel Sasso Caveoso a Matera. Ora restaurata, la casa \u00e8 stata arredata e decorata con oggetti storici, e funge da museo che mostra le condizioni di vita delle persone che abitavano i Sassi fino agli anni cinquanta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p>Indirizzo: Vico Solitario, 11, 75100 Matera MT<br>Coordinate: 40.6638, 16.6123<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/wqUPom2AoxHb5zig8\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_5efbea42-8277-440d-b893-2ae1f221f9d3\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"church-of-santa-lucia-alle-malve\"><strong>Chiesa di Santa Lucia alle Malve<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>La Chiesa di Santa Lucia alle Malve \u00e8 una chiesa rupestre situata nel Sasso Caveoso a Matera. Originariamente costruita come parte di un monastero benedettino, alcune parti della chiesa un tempo erano adibite ad abitazioni private. La chiesa ospita numerosi affreschi, i pi\u00f9 antichi dei quali risalgono al dodicesimo secolo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p>Indirizzo: Rione Malve, 75100 Matera MT<br>Coordinate: 40.6633, 16.6125<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/74ypwJJzVVjNzYy59\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_2e5c47d1-83bd-4d3e-946d-87f71aa3cd20\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"palazzo-lanfranchi\"><strong>Palazzo Lanfranchi<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Palazzo Lanfranchi \u00e8 un palazzo del diciassettesimo secolo a Matera che si affaccia sul Sasso Caveoso. L'edificio \u00e8 ornato da un'elaborata facciata e oggi ospita il <strong>Museo Nazionale d'Arte Medievale e Moderna della Basilicata<\/strong>. Questo museo ospita numerosi dipinti, sculture e opere d'arte risalenti al periodo compreso tra il Medioevo e il ventesimo secolo, oltre a mostre sulla vita tradizionale locale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p>Indirizzo: Piazzetta Pascoli, 1, 75100 Matera MT<br>Coordinate: 40.6631, 16.6103<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/G9St18zBcb9Rxpvt7\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_7bf48783-2088-4d84-856b-93995b5f365b\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"domenico-ridola-national-archaeological-museum\"><strong>Museo Archeologico Nazionale Domenico Ridola<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Il Museo Archeologico Nazionale Domenico Ridola \u00e8 un museo archeologico situato appena fuori dai Sassi di Matera. Il museo ospita un'ampia collezione di oggetti antichi e reperti archeologici provenienti dal territorio intorno a Matera. Tra questi si annoverano numerosi oggetti del Paleolitico e altri rinvenuti all'interno di tombe preistoriche in Basilicata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p>Indirizzo: Via Domenico Ridola, 24, 75100 Matera MT<br>Coordinate: 40.6639, 16.6093<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/snxZGfa1diam6K9HA\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_65bc01a0-4c2f-410f-b475-c5d396b6829c\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tramontano-castle\"><strong>Castello Tramontano<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Il Castello Tramontano \u00e8 un castello del sedicesimo secolo situato su una collina appena a ovest dei Sassi di Matera. La costruzione del castello cost\u00f2 molto alla citt\u00e0, gi\u00e0 gravata da pesanti debiti, e nel 1514 i cittadini insoddisfatti uccisero il Conte di Matera. Il castello \u00e8 quindi rimasto incompiuto e solo nel 2008 sono iniziati i lavori di restauro. Oggi il forte viene saltuariamente aperto in occasione di mostre ed eventi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p>Indirizzo: Via del Castello, 75100 Matera MT<br>Coordinate: 40.6639, 16.6059<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/E9q6wmbDUv93hRnr7\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_27310bac-652a-4035-b398-534ffe904dd5\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"palazzo-del-sedile\"><strong>Palazzo del Sedile<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Il Palazzo del Sedile \u00e8 un palazzo nel centro di Matera costruito nel sedicesimo secolo, che un tempo fungeva da centro amministrativo della citt\u00e0. L'edificio fu rimaneggiato nel diciottesimo secolo e presenta una facciata ornata con due torri. Ora ospita un conservatorio e un auditorium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p>Indirizzo: Piazza del Sedile, 75100 Matera MT<br>Coordinate: 40.6655, 16.6098<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/XjxmiThnq9JxYgA18\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_ead36a4b-937b-4b3d-bfcb-3fe958b9f664\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"palombaro-lungo\"><strong>Palombaro Lungo<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Il Palombaro Lungo \u00e8 una cisterna sotterranea costruita nel diciannovesimo secolo per fornire acqua ai Sassi di Matera. Il sito \u00e8 stato costruito unendo varie grotte e tunnel situati sotto la citt\u00e0. Abbandonato nel 1927, \u00e8 stato riscoperto nel 1991 e ora \u00e8 visitabile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p>Indirizzo: Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 75100 Matera MT<br>Coordinate: 40.6669, 16.6065<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/4TrQbFa9jkf9APjs6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/89ffcTZDZw7T9Mkr7\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_45d6046e-916f-4e42-b022-669f01f33845\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"church-of-san-giovanni-battista\"><strong>Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>La Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista \u00e8 una chiesa storica a Matera, situata poco a ovest dei Sassi. Costruita originariamente in stile romanico nel corso del tredicesimo secolo, la chiesa fu successivamente abbandonata e poi restaurata, e pi\u00f9 volte rimaneggiata. La chiesa presenta un portale molto elaborato e ospita vari affreschi e opere d'arte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p>Indirizzo: Via San Biagio, 75100 Matera MT<br>Coordinate: 40.6677, 16.6081<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/4TrQbFa9jkf9APjs6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/U6Kgsf8QaXPoxwS69\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_fd9fcbb7-062d-4ff0-a49f-7fb977128fcf\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"museum-workshop-of-peasant-culture\"><strong>Museo Laboratorio della Civilt\u00e0 Contadina<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Il Museo Laboratorio della Civilt\u00e0 Contadina \u00e8 un museo situato all'interno di varie case scavate nella roccia nei Sassi di Matera. Il museo raccoglie oggetti tradizionalmente utilizzati dalla popolazione locale per l'agricoltura e i lavori manuali e ospita mostre sulla storia della gente di Matera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p>Indirizzo: Via S. Giovanni Vecchio, 60, 75100 Matera MT<br>Coordinate: 40.6674, 16.6098<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/4TrQbFa9jkf9APjs6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/ZwcehXJTyAaarYSi9\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_7c305e68-f913-483a-85d3-7bae46ac4090\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"casa-cava\"><strong>Casa Cava<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Casa Cava \u00e8 un'antica casa scavata nella roccia all'interno del Sasso Barisano a Matera. Il sito ora \u00e8 stato trasformato in un teatro e in un centro espositivo dedicato alla storia locale, e spesso ospita eventi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p>Indirizzo: Via S. Pietro Barisano, 47, 75100 Matera MT<br>Coordinate: 40.6684, 16.6092<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/4TrQbFa9jkf9APjs6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/eB74NXVrtvx6wkMaA\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_c3fa8860-6682-4c73-a1ad-71e6a62fa5c0\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"church-of-san-pietro-barisano\"><strong>Chiesa di San Pietro Barisano<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>La Chiesa di San Pietro Barisano \u00e8 la pi\u00f9 grande delle tante chiese rupestri di Matera. Costruita nel Basso Medioevo, fu pi\u00f9 volte rimaneggiata e nel diciottesimo secolo venne adornata con una nuova e peculiare facciata. La chiesa conserva inoltre alcune decorazioni e vari elementi scolpiti nella roccia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p>Indirizzo: Via S. Pietro Barisano, 75100 Matera MT<br>Coordinate: 40.6688, 16.6093<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/4TrQbFa9jkf9APjs6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/XiuEwnxFsoeMmLcz6\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_ee00fb05-1d5f-4c6d-8058-0370fb9ec15d\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"rupestrian-complex-of-madonna-delle-virtu-and-san-nicola-dei-greci\"><strong>Complesso Rupestre della Madonna delle Virt\u00f9 e San Nicola dei Greci<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Il Complesso Rupestre della Madonna delle Virt\u00f9 e San Nicola dei Greci \u00e8 una serie di siti religiosi costruiti all'interno di grotte lungo la rupe dei Sassi di Matera. Il complesso comprende due antiche chiese con alcune opere d'arte e riccamente adornate di affreschi, e la zona ospita anche mostre d'arte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p>Indirizzo: Via Madonna delle Virt\u00f9, 75100 Matera MT<br>Coordinate: 40.6684, 16.6114<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/4TrQbFa9jkf9APjs6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/busfCjdEvzhoyg73A\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_a120a918-f36b-4728-9af8-c07b357acc52\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"church-of-santagostino\"><strong>Chiesa di Sant\u2019Agostino<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>La Chiesa di Sant'Agostino \u00e8 una chiesa e convento del sedicesimo secolo situato in cima a una scogliera all'estremit\u00e0 settentrionale dei Sassi di Matera. Il complesso ospita decorazioni barocche, e comprende anche una chiesa rupestre adornata da antichi affreschi. La chiesa \u00e8 nota anche per offrire una vista mozzafiato sui Sassi di Matera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p>Indirizzo: Via D\u2019Addozio, 75100 Matera MT<br>Coordinate: 40.6701, 16.6100<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/vvqi1gxD877ZDf3V6\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_f971b590-09e7-478a-9375-7ddfdd3ce71a\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"murgia-timone\"><strong>Murgia Timone<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">La Murgia Timone \u00e8 una vasta area situata a est del canyon di Matera. Qui si trova un punto panoramico con una vista strepitosa sui Sassi, oltre ad alcune chiese rupestri adornate da antichi affreschi, e ai resti di un insediamento preistorico. La Murgia Timone fa parte di una riserva naturale conosciuta come <strong>Parco della Murgia Materana<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p>Indirizzo: Contrada Murgia Timone, 75100 Matera MT<br>Coordinate: 40.6639, 16.6178<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/xECjBTDUp9wF4U3CA\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_cdd56a9d-5dfc-428e-b58c-70c46e80cde4\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sculpture-park-la-palomba\"><strong>Parco Scultura La Palomba<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Il Parco Scultura La Palomba \u00e8 un peculiare parco situato in un'ex cava di tufo a cielo aperto appena a nord di Matera. L'area \u00e8 adornata da numerose sculture contemporanee e opere d'arte di artisti italiani e internazionali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p>Indirizzo: Contrada Pedale della Palomba, SS7, 75100 Matera MT<br>Coordinate: 40.6811, 16.6047<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/ococyCPM7h7YNdV47\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_f25f7558-2640-45f3-84c0-4ddc5d2d5659\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"crypt-of-the-original-sin\"><strong>Cripta del Peccato Originale<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">La Cripta del Peccato Originale \u00e8 una chiesa rupestre situata nella campagna a sud di Matera. Costruita intorno all'ottavo o nono secolo, questo sito ospita un ampio ciclo di antichi affreschi medievali. Abbandonato da secoli, il sito fu ritrovato nel 1963 e poi restaurato.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<p>Indirizzo: Contrada Pietrapenta, 75100 Matera MT<br>Coordinate: 40.6205, 16.5632<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/HWVBtQcRmmgwgFJV6\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;&lt; Basilicata Matera is a city in Basilicata known for the Sassi, two ancient districts (Sasso Barisano and Sasso Caveoso) featuring houses and buildings carved in the rock and inside caves. Matera is located on the cliffside of a ravine, and has been inhabited since the Paleolithic, making it one of the oldest continually occupied settlements in the world. The town has always been one of the main centers in the area, and was the capital of Basilicata between 1663 and 1806. As the population of the city increased, the living conditions inside the caves worsened, and the Sassi became riddled with malaria and extreme poverty. In 1952, the Italian government relocated most of the population of the Sassi to a newly-built part of the city. Over the following decades, the Sassi were redeveloped and turned into a tourist attraction. The Sassi were named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1993, and Matera was the European Capital of Culture in 2019. Now a famous tourist destination, the Sassi of Matera host restaurants, stores, bars, hotels, and exhibitions on the history of this unique place. \u272a Matera Cathedral The Matera Cathedral (Cattedrale di Matera) is the main church of the city, located on top of the Civita, a rock formation that separates Sasso Barisano from Sasso Caveoso. Thanks to its position and its tall bell tower, it dominates over the city. The cathedral was built in Apulian Romanesque style during the 13th century, and its interior was later adorned with Baroque decorations. The church features an elaborate facade, while inside it features ancient frescoes, relics, and several artworks. A museum adjacent to the church houses various religious objects and artworks. Address: Piazza Duomo, 75100 Matera MTCoordinates: 40.6669, 16.6110 Google Maps \u272a Church of San Pietro Caveoso Also known as: Church of Santi Pietro e Paolo The Church of San Pietro Caveoso is an ancient church in Matera, located on top of a cliff overlooking the canyon on the east side of the city. This is the only church of the Sassi of Matera that is not carved in the rock, and was founded in the 13th century. The building was later reworked, with the addition of Baroque elements and various artworks. The square in front of the church features a panoramic terrace with an incredible view over the Sassi and the canyon. Address: Piazza S. Pietro Caveoso, 75100 Matera MTCoordinates: 40.6645, 16.6124 Google Maps Casa Noha Casa Noha is an ancient house carved in the rock near the Matera Cathedral. The site has now been turned into a museum, and houses multimedia exhibitions dedicated to the history of the city. Address: Recinto Cavone, 9, 75100 Matera MTCoordinates: 40.6663, 16.6121 Google Maps Museum of Contemporary Sculpture of Matera Also known as: MUSMA The Museum of Contemporary Sculpture of Matera (Museo della Scultura Contemporanea di Matera) is a museum located in a historic palace overlooking the Sassi of Matera. The museum features a collection of modern sculptures made between the late 19th century and today, by both Italian and international artists. Address: Via S. Giacomo, 75100 Matera MTCoordinates: 40.6661, 16.6123 Google Maps Church of Santa Maria di Idris The Church of Santa Maria di Idris is a rupestrian church carved inside a large rock formation next to the Church of San Pietro Caveoso. Built during the Late Middle Ages, it features various ancient frescoes and some artworks. Part of the same complex is the Crypt of San Giovanni in Monterrone, which is adorned with beautiful frescoes painted between the 12th and 17th century. Address: Via Madonna dell&#8217;Idris, 75100 Matera MTCoordinates: 40.6641, 16.6120 Google Maps House-Cave of Vico Solitario The House-Cave of Vico Solitario (Casa-Grotta di Vico Solitario) is an ancient house located inside a cave in the Sasso Caveoso in Matera. Now restored, the house has been furnished and decorated with historic objects, and serves as a museum that displays the living conditions of the people who inhabited the Sassi until the 1950s. Address: Vico Solitario, 11, 75100 Matera MTCoordinates: 40.6638, 16.6123 Google Maps Church of Santa Lucia alle Malve The Church of Santa Lucia alle Malve is a rupestrian church located in the Sasso Caveoso in Matera. Originally built as part of a Benedictine monastery, some parts of the church were once used as private dwellings. The church houses several ancient frescoes, with the oldest ones dating from the 12th century. Address: Rione Malve, 75100 Matera MTCoordinates: 40.6633, 16.6125 Google Maps Palazzo Lanfranchi Palazzo Lanfranchi is a 17th-century palace in Matera that overlooks the Sasso Caveoso. The building is adorned with an elaborate facade, and now houses the National Museum of Medieval and Modern Art of Basilicata (Museo Nazionale d&#8217;Arte Medievale e Moderna della Basilicata). This museum houses numerous paintings, sculptures, and artworks dating between the Middle Ages and the 20th century, and also exhibitions on the local traditional life. Address: Piazzetta Pascoli, 1, 75100 Matera MTCoordinates: 40.6631, 16.6103 Google Maps Domenico Ridola National Archaeological Museum The Domenico Ridola National Archaeological Museum (Museo Archeologico Nazionale Domenico Ridola) is an archaeological museum located just outside the Sassi of Matera. The museum houses a large collection of ancient objects and archaeological findings from the territory around Matera. These include numerous objects from the Paleolithic and others found inside prehistoric tombs in Basilicata. Address: Via Domenico Ridola, 24, 75100 Matera MTCoordinates: 40.6639, 16.6093 Google Maps Tramontano Castle The Tramontano Castle is a 16th-century castle located on a hill just to the west of the Sassi of Matera. Construction of the castle cost a lot of money for the city, which was already burdened with heavy debts, and in 1514 dissatisfied citizens killed the Count of Matera. The castle thus remained unfinished, and restoration works only began in 2008. The fort now occasionally opens for exhibitions and events. 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